For many Whidbey Islanders, the trip to Port Townsend involves waiting in grueling lines and on the ferry, but for pilots it’s just another chance to grab a “$100 burger” in 15 minutes.
Sometimes the most difficult situations have seemingly simple solutions.
A Greenbank couple will make Kiwanis history this weekend when they assume leadership roles within the international organization.
Ron Myers will become the first Whidbey man to serve as governor of the Pacific Northwest Region, an area encompassing several states, and his wife Linda Myers will become the first female president of Kiwanis of South Whidbey, an organization with roots that stretch back 48 years.
After months of drawing up preliminary design plans and applying for grants, it looks like South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District will score more than $200,000 to help fund the construction of campgrounds at Community Park.
Not all animals are created equal, the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District decided this week.
At least not when it comes to their poop.
After a month of hearing why and why not horse owners should be required to pick up dung on Community Park trails like other animal owners, district commissioners decided it was not a big enough issue to draft and adopt new policy for equestrians.
On the shores of Lone Lake, the small waves caused by the whipping wind have brought a smelly issue to the surrounding land: dead rainbow trout — lots of them.
The rotting fish, which number in the dozens in some areas of the shore, line the entirety of the lake. Concerned anglers, many of whom see Lone Lake as a prime spot for fishing, reported the situation to the state spurring an investigation. Officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington State Department of Ecology visited the lake on Monday to determine the cause of the issue.
Spelling is an important facet of life, not an important faucet of life. Just ask Greenbank resident Dot Read.
It’s that time of year again when an international collection of musicians takes over Langley, but it’s not only off-islanders who will be strumming their guitars on stage and in café corners.
DjangoFest Northwest has brought members and fans of the gypsy jazz community from across the globe to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for 16 years.
When Scott Darnell started painting rocks and hiding them in various places across Whidbey, he never imagined nearly 14,000 people would embark on an island-wide scavenger hunt to find them. Now, some Whidbey businesses and organizations are trying to take advantage of the game’s popularity.
An assortment of firearms, from antiques and collectibles to the controversial AR-15, will be featured at the Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun Club’s annual gun show this weekend.
The Sportsman’s Sale and Gun Show, an event that’s been held for more than 30 years, kicks off with the “Saturday Night Special,” an evening of discount pricing on guns. The arms sales session, which runs from 7-9 p.m., features guns from local dealer stock, consignment firearms and private sellers. A second day more geared towards sportsmen follows on Sunday with an array of sporting, fishing, hunting, target shooting, reloading items and firearms.
In a little cabin tucked away in the woods east of Holmes Harbor, rock stars are made.
Crammed with equipment and wailing musicians, it’s from this hideaway recording studio that a man known for his “big ears” and uncanny ability to perfect raw tunes has been helping bands make their way to stardom for nearly 20 years.
A manufactured home was destroyed by fire today, killing two dogs and displacing the resident.
According to Mike Cotton, deputy chief with South Whidbey Fire/EMS, the blaze began at 12:30 p.m. in the Wheel Estates community off Bayview Road. The sole tenant, an unidentified woman, escaped but her black lab and a small terrier were not so fortunate.
As the value of homes on Whidbey continues to appreciate, the prospect of finding a place to rent grows more and more grim.
